Cim Training Quiz. Week 1

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Chapter 1-5. Sepsis Handbook and BMx presentation/webinars.

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1.

What is BMx FDA claim for PCT?
2.

Outline the updated stages and criteria of SIRS
3.

There are four (4) main reasons why it is important to identify a patients infection early? What are the four (4) main reasons in laymen terms?
4.

There are seven (7) questions that a physician must answer in the initial management of an infection. What are the seven (7) questions?
5.

What are three (3) advantages of PCT?
6.

What is procalcitonin?
7.

In your own words, what is happening in the body when a patient is septic?
8.

What is the importance of early detection?
9.

What is your Take Away this week?
10.

SIRS stands for systemic Inflammatory response.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
11.

A substantial portion of septic patients do not have underlying disease bearing on their life expectancy?
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
12.

Sepsis is defined as
- A.
  
  Deleterious host response to infection which is generally attributed to an uncontrolled and excessive, cytokine-mediated, host inflammatory response.
- B.
  
  The body's systemic response to infection.
- C.
  
  Presence of infection plus other sign and symptoms.
- D.
  
  A and B only
13.

Diagnosis of infection includes:
- A.
  
  Identifying that source
- B.
  
  Identifying the existence
- C.
  
  Uncovering the Microorganism
- D.
  
  Severity assessment
14.

The initial management of a serious infection must proceed in a timely and systematic way. It is recommended that within the first hour blood samples should be taken?
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
15.

Identify the most common sources of serious infections
- A.
  
  UTI
- B.
  
  Pneumonia
- C.
  
  Common Cold
- D.
  
  Acute Meningitis
- E.
  
  Acute abdominal pain
16.

Pneumonia is one of the most common sources of serious infection. Two classifications of Pneumonia that are identified as "serious", they are community acquired and ventilator associated?
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
17.

__________ and __________are among priority measures during the 6-hour resuscitation period of initial sepsis management?
18.

Name three (3) limitations of PCT?
19.

Blood cultures remain the cornerstone of microbiological documentation of sepsis?
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
20.

Drawbacks of blood cultures are
- A.
  
  Specificity
- B.
  
  Sensitivity
- C.
  
  Slow growing organisms
- D.
  
  None of the above